CEBU CITY, Philippines — Binignit has always been the go-to dessert for the Bisaya people in the Lenten season, particularly ...

Binignit is both sweet and filling – like a hug after a long day. It’s not luxurious nor extravagant. It supposedly ...

Every Holy Week, something magical happens in Bisaya kitchens. Pots come out, coconut milk simmers, and the sweet, earthy ...

Binignit is the undisputed star of Kuwaresma—that solemn stretch of Holy Week when Cebuanos turn to reflection, restraint, and a pot of something sweet, thick, ...

Families prepare and serve binignit on Good Friday during Holy Week in the Philippines. The sweet stew is made of glutinous rice, sweet potato, ube, saba banana, and sago cooked in coconut milk.

The town in San Jose in the Province of Dinagat Islands is set to elevate ‘Binignit,’ a famous native delicacy cooked during the Holy Week, from a mere household preparation to a community-wide ...